LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — A hawk tried to eat it. Instead, it helped name it.

While surveying remote islands in Papua New Guinea, scientist Fred Kraus discovered four new species of tree snakes—one of which was first seen mid-wraparound, disabling a hawk that had attacked it. The snake, now named Dendrelaphis anthracina or the coal black tree snake, is nearly five feet long, jet black, and native to Sudest Island.

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Kraus, whose research was published on April 4 in Zootaxa, found three more island-specific species:

• On Misima Island, Kraus found Dendrelaphis atra, or the matte-black tree snake, with white chins and a duller finish.
• Rossel Island yielded Dendrelaphis melanarkys, or the black net tree snake, known for its orange eyes and scaled pattern.
• Woodlark Island was home to Dendrelaphis roseni, or Rosen’s tree snake, the smallest of the group and named in memory of Kraus’s late colleague.

All four snakes were found not just in rainforest but also in gardens, near buildings, and in areas developed by locals, according to USA Today. So far, none of the new species have been seen outside their island of discovery.